Foundations of Psychiatry

First published in1911, this volume contains an treatise on psychiatry, being a description and explanation of its fundamental principles with reference to contemporary ideas and theories. William Alanson White (1870 - 1937) was a notable American psychiatrist and neurologist. Other works by this author include: "Mental Mechanisms" (1911), "Outlines of Psychiatry" (1915), and "Diseases of the Nervous System" (1915). Contents include: "The Unity of the Organism", "The Stratification of the Organism", "The Region of Psychopathology", "The Nature of the Neuroses and the Psychoses", "Therapeutics", "The Social Problem", and "Conclusion". William Alanson White (1870 - 1937) was a notable American psychiatrist and neurologist. Other works by this author include: "Mental Mechanisms" (1911), "Outlines of Psychiatry" (1915), and "Diseases of the Nervous System" (1915). Many vintage books like this are increasingly scarce and expensive. That is why we are republishing this volume now complete with the original text and artwork.